isidium

== English == === Etymology === According to OED, from a genus name Isidium (Acharius 1798), itself from the goddess Isis. === Noun === isidium (plural isidia) (lichenology) A vegetative reproductive structure present in some lichens; an outgrowth of the thallus surface, usually with a columnar structure, and consisting of both fungal hyphae and algal cells. ==== Hypernyms ==== propagule ==== Coordinate terms ==== soredium ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “isidium, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. === Further reading === isidium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Dutch == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === isidium n (plural isidiën, no diminutive) isidium ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === isidium on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl